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Prairie Ridge Sports Complex

Northwest Lakeshore Drive

8.5 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 2 hr 52 min

Northwest Lakeshore Drive is an 8.5-mile out-and-back in Prairie Ridge Sports Complex near Oralabor, IA. It is mostly level, with 80 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi915 – 994 ft11.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.70928, -93.57891
Nearest town Oralabor, IA
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Northwest Lakeshore Drive

8.5 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 2 hr 52 min

Elevation 916–993 ft

Out & Back · Prairie Ridge Sports Complex

Trailhead: 41.70928, -93.57891

Weather Sep 22: sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:13 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 739 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  3. 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  5. 1.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  6. 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  7. 250 ftBear left, heading N.
  8. 0.7 miTurn left, heading W.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  10. 0.2 miSharp right, heading W.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  12. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  13. 400 ftSharp right, heading W.
  14. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  15. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  16. 400 ftBear left onto Northwest Lakeshore Drive, heading W.
  17. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  18. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  19. 300 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  20. 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  21. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  22. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  23. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  24. 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
  25. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  26. 200 ftTurn right, heading W.
  27. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  28. 150 ftBear right, heading N.
  29. 200 ftTurn left, heading W.
  30. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  31. 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
  32. 1.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  33. 1.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  34. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  35. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  36. 200 ftBear left, heading N.
  37. 150 ftBear right, heading N.
  38. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  39. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  40. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  41. 500 ftTurn right, heading S.
  42. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  43. 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
  44. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  45. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  46. 300 ftTurn right, heading S.
  47. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  48. 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
  49. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  50. 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
  51. 400 ftTurn left, heading S.
  52. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  53. 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
  54. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  55. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  56. 0.7 miBear right, heading SE.
  57. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  58. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  59. 1.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  60. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  61. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  62. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/northwest-lakeshore-drive-out-back-14-km-9e98

Trail surface

53% paved47% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:02 AMSunset 7:13 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.3 mi in (~83 min). Leave by 5:30 PM for the 7:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:50 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 739 m from the trailhead

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